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French defeat Prussian forces in the Battle of Coulmiers. |
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Following the capture of Napoleon III, Paris undergoes a bloodless revolution ending the Second French Empire. |
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French emperor Napoleon III is taken prisoner with 100,000 of his soldiers by Prussian forces in the Battle of Sedan, France. |
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Prussians defeat the French in the Battle of Metz. |
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Guns of the Prussian 5th Cavalry Division under Von Rheinbaben rain shells into the unsuspecting troops of the French 3rd Reserve Cavalry Division to open the Battle of Mars-la-Tours. |
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Prussians defeat the French in the Battle of Mars-la-Tour. |
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Prussians defeat the French in the Battle of Worth. |
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Prussians defeat the French in the Battle of Wissembourg. |
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The Empire of France under Napoleon III officially declares war on the Kingdom Prussia when provoked by chancellor Otto von Bismarck and the threat of a German prince on the Spanish throne. |
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